]]>By: dasportsninjahttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207415
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:35:58 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207415The site that had the story is a joke. The editor is a hack and wanted to get his name and website out there and it worked. He should be held accountable for spewing defamatory liable trash. Lights out should file a defamation suit.
]]>By: southridge23http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207404
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:29:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207404@sketchy

We’ve all done it pal…we’ve all done it

]]>By: jimyritzhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207358
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:11:22 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207358Just because you get stopped at the border doesn’t mean you have done anything illegal.

The story is a reach at best…Buffalosportsdaily is a minor league as the Bills these days…

]]>By: sdismehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207347
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:05:23 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207347It’s not illegal to have possession of steroids in Canada without a prescription. It is illegal to bring them across the border.

There had been a rumor floating around on twitter for a couple of days. People asking “Did Merriman get busted with steroids at the border?”.

Then yesterday, a Buffalo radio station (WGR550) mentioned that there was a rumor out there about a Bills player, but they weren’t going to mention it because it’s just an unconfirmed rumor. I ran to twitter, and quickly found out what the rumor was. Apparently, BuffaloSportsDaily did the same thing, because about 30 minutes later, they tweet: “REPORT: MERRIMAN CAUGHT WITH STEROIDS AT THE CANADIAN BORDER”.

It definitely looks like this chump just “reported” a twitter-rumor. One that should have been extremely easy to prove (was he charged with anything?) if true.

]]>By: akulabughttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207250
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:17:40 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207250Can’t bring myself to poke fun at the Bills….can’t do it.
]]>By: mack909http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207129
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:00:15 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207129Forget the steroids – I’d love to know where he goes for “massage therapy.” One of the places on Lundy’s Lane perhaps?
]]>By: halasfanhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207121
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:50:37 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207121-Or he had a perscription… He might have one of those Hollywood Hogan doctors.
]]>By: Topherhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207113
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:42:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207113Yeah, when I was younger I used to head to Canadafor “massage therapy” as well. That usually ended happily. But Shawn must get the celebrity treatment, they never let me bring a suitcase and stay for awhile.
]]>By: threegriffonshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207111
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:41:36 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207111People get stopped crossing the boarder all the time, I get stopped all the time… well at least coming back into the U.S.

this is such a non-story

]]>By: southridge23http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207108
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:34:00 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207108Haha “I go there to get some massage therapy work done”. For those who might not know, just over the border are a ton of strip clubs and “massage therapy” centers where the patrons leave very happy.
]]>By: h0c2000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207107
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:33:51 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207107Anabolic steroid possession is an indictable felony in the federal system. If he possessed this at the border, and refused to admit that the substance was steroids, he’d be free to go but the substance might be confiscated if there was a reason to believe that it was steroids. The substance would be sent to a lab for identification. The results would be returned to the submitter, and forwarded to an AUSA for presentation to a grand jury for indictment if the substance was anabolic steroids.

Just because he was free to go, doesn’t mean he’s free from prosecution. If it’s steroids, we’ll know.

]]>By: EJhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207092
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:17:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207092Everybody is looking for an excuse for Merriman’s sudden blast to the past. Nobody really wants to admit that the guy has done it legit. Sorry haters, no steroids here in the B-lo!

Go Bills!!!!

]]>By: sketchydavehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207087
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:14:13 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207087Dude who broke rumor has some decent articles but this one he teased as big news then broke it.

As a avid delusion bills fan, im really irritated dude broke a story to bring the team and fans down. Whatever happened to not ratting? Especially prematurely.

]]>By: bronkkohttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207077
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:06:19 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207077or.. he had a prescription.
]]>By: prior0knowledgehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207059
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:56:57 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207059Good. Nice to have a news source clear a person another one falsely accused.
]]>By: yzguy431http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/08/19/merriman-case-is-closed-before-it-was-even-opened/#comment-1207048
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 10:33:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=148413#comment-1207048great to have a legal breakdown on a football story. oh, is this a football story? just a little.
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